‘Reimagining a Jail for Oklahoma City’ (ARCH4970/5970) will be offered as a dream course during the Fall 2020 semester at GCA. Taught by architecture professor Marjorie Callahan AIA, LEEP AP, the course will explore topics such as ways to reduce cycles of intergenerational incarceration, the specific design challenges related to women’s incarceration in Oklahoma, and more.
‘Reimagining a Jail for Oklahoma City’ is an interdisciplinary course that brings together the fields of architecture, journalism and social work. The course will allow students to explore how Oklahoma’s women inmates currently experience prison environs without their children in order to inform design guidelines for women’s prisons, which they will present to community stakeholders in Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma Department of Corrections at the end of the semester. Throughout the semester, students will also hear from guest speakers about their knowledge in the field of carceral studies.
Sound interesting? You can now enroll in the course for the Fall 2020 semester. It will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. To learn more about the class from last year you can read our blog Gibbs College Students, Faculty are “Rethinking Women’s Prisons.”
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Dr. Tammy McCuen, Robert E. Busch Professor of Construction Science, on beginning her term as president of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), an international organization dedicated to advancing construction education through teaching, research and service.
Following years of contributions to the College’s research and strategic initiatives, Gibbs College shares that Associate Dean for Research and External Engagement Angela M. Person, PhD, will step down from her position at Gibbs College as she moves to Tucson with her family, effective June 30, 2026.
On April 24, 2026, the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture hosted its annual Graduate Student Showcase, a celebration of research, design innovation, and creative exploration across all graduate programs within the College.
